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Jaguar Real Time Conference on GEnie
Hosts - Charlie Townsend and Lou Rocha
Nov. 30, 1994
Guests: Dan McNamee, Don Thomas,
James Grunke and Purple Hampton
ALIEN vs PREDATOR
& other Jaguar Games
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> I will direct traffic tonight. Charlie Townsley
will be your host. Dan McNamee, James Grunke and Don Thomas will be in
live mode all the time. Try not to trip over each other, eh guys :-) OK
Charlie, take it away.
<[Charlie/Host] ARCHIVIST> Who, Us, Lou? (Grin)
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> :-)
<[Charlie/Host] ARCHIVIST> Good Evening everyone, and welcome to this
Special Edition of the Games RTC for the Atari. We're here tonight
instead of the usual Saturday night to bring you some special guests from
Atari Corp. directly, and discuss the Jaguar, it's future, and what has
to be THE hottest game out for it right now: Alien vs. Predator! I'll ask
our special guests to introduce themselves in just a minute, but first
I'd like to explain a little bit about how an RTC works for those of you
who have never attended one before.
Because this is a formal RTC the room will be kept in 'listen only' mode
for most of the night. In order to ask a question of our guests just
/RAISE your hand and we will let you talk in turn. We will have at least
an hour for this RTC, possibly longer if our guest don't get worn out, so
we will try to get to everyone. Please, only ask one question at a time
and have your question ready to send out when we call upon you. This will
help the conference move much more swiftly.
Thanks! And now lets introduce our guests!
<ARCHIVIST> Ron has given me some introductory text to upload for him.
Shall I start with that directly, guys?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Sure thing.
<ARCHIVIST> OK, here it comes, and it's some HOT news, too!
Hello! (from Ron Beltramo, v.p. marketing)
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.
Please accept my thanks for joining us this evening. I am aware that
everyone would enjoy having conferences more frequently on GEnie and we
will review opportunities for more conferences in the future. As you
might imagine, we have been working hard on getting more software for the
Jaguar on the market as quickly as possible. In itself, that would not be
hard if speed was our only concern. By reviewing the message threads
forwarded to me and the results of focus groups and retailer feedback we
are convinced that you want the type of quality software that features
the most immersive and challenging gameplay that can be created for the
64-Bit Jaguar system. With that in mind, we have been firm in our resolve
to create a new caliber of quality software. The feedback we are
receiving on Alien Vs. Predator, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom and Tempest 2000
tells me we are on the right track. As we have all discovered, being
patient and committed to this standard of quality pays off.
This is turning out to be an exciting Holiday Season. As many of you
know, we have started to ship Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and Doom. We
are shipping these titles as quickly as they come in to us, so make sure
you stay in touch with your retailer if you are looking for these titles.
On the heels of these titles are Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Iron
Soldier, Val D'Isere Skiing, Bubsy, Zool 2 and Kasumi Ninja. Look for a
fast flurry of these titles within the next few weeks. I am particularly
excited about the diversity of these titles as well as quality. I think
this Christmas, there is something for everyone on the Jaguar. This
special conference is in the honor of the hard work put forth by the AvP
team with their successful release of their new hit. I know people would
like some updated marketing scoop, so maybe I can address that topic
quickly before turning the entire focus to them.
First off, I apologize I cannot be with you live this evening. I am
wrapping up some studio production work for three new television
commercials: one featuring Kasumi Ninja, one for Doom and one for Iron
Soldier. The Doom spot will be finished this week and be on air next week
for a three week blitz leading up to the Christmas holidays. Iron Soldier
and Kasumi Ninja will be completed next week and on air going into the
new year. All three are shaping up to be great ads for three of the next
great Jaguar titles.
Those of you who live near Venture Stores (a chain very similar to Target
with stores mostly in the midwest) have seen their promotion of the
Jaguar in recent circulars. The Jaguar and the Lynx have also been
featured in recent Incredible Universe advertisements. We have also
succeeded in selling an impressive number of Lynx systems on the Home
Shopping Club. Toys R Us has expanded the distribution of Jaguar to 300
stores accross the country. Jaguar is now being launched into Japan and
every Toys R Us Store in Japan will be carrying the Jaguar this Holiday
Season.
Bill Rehbock, v.p. of software business development, has recently
revealed that Primal Rage will be coming to the Jaguar although the
timing for release has not yet been announced.
The long awaited Tempest 2000 Soundtrack on compact disc is expected in
our warehouse within the next 10 days. I think this item makes a perfect
Christmas gift at only $12.99 plus shipping. Contact Don Thomas, director
of customer service to order. He tells me he has reduced the shipping and
handling to just $ 3.50 on this item for onliners.
The Alien Vs. Predator cinema-quality poster has been such a hit, we have
brought in more. As a matter of fact, EVERYONE that attends this
conference tonight live can receive a postage paid free AvP poster. The
SysOp will keep track of who attends. You must send your U.S. or Canadian
mailing address privately to JAGUAR$ or ATARI to get your poster. If you
are reading this text after the conference has concluded, you can still
obtain a free poster, however, Atari's minimum $4.95 shipping and
handling fee applies.
The most recent edition of the retailer's Jaguar demo tape is reaching
stores now. Some of you have ordered one for yourselves and are receiving
them. I hope you will feel free to loan that tape out to friends. <hint>
This 40+ minute tape was produced by Greg LaBrec, director of creative
services. It features 30 Jaguar game sequences plus copies of Atari's
Jaguar commercials INCLUDING the popular AvP spot; all professionally
edited, reproduced and labeled. (Greg has been known to sign a few before
they are shipped upon request <g>)
clip below and spread the news!
*************** AVP ON-LINE TRIVIA CONTEST ****************
WIN A JAGUAR or AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF ALIEN Vs. PREDATOR!
Atari is proud to introduce another online attraction... It's our first
ever "AvP Trivia Contest"! Here's how it works... Below are five
questions regarding Atari's hit 64-bit Jaguar release of Alien Vs.
Predator. Each question may be answered by A, B, C or D. Entrants must
submit their answers along with their mailing address and daytime phone
number. Entries should be sent directly or through the Internet to one of
the following addresses:
75300.1267@compuserve.com
or
jaguar$@genie.geis.com
Entries will be accepted anytime from November 29, 1994 until midnight of
December 9, 1994. This contest is open to all onliners who have a North
American shipping address (50 U.S. states and Canada) who have complied
with the terms of this contest. BBS users can submit their entries by
sending a private message to the SysOp of CATscan BBS by dialing 209/239-
1552. Sysops are encouraged to distribute the details of this contest.
The winner will be randomly selected from all the correct entries. Due to
the anticipated volume, individual replies to entries CANNOT be made.
Only one entry per person will be accepted. Employees of CompuServe,
GEnie or Atari are ineligible.
To make things REALLY easy. You WILL find the answers within the text of
the November 29th AvP conference on CompuServe or the November 30th AvP
conference on GEnie.
Here are the questions:
1) Alien Vs. Predator by Atari for the 64-bit Jaguar
interactive multimedia system features the ability for
the player to become any one of three characters. What
are those characters?
A. Ripley, an Alien and a Navy Seal
B. An Alien, a Predator and a Marine
C. A ship's navigator, a cook and a doctor
D. None of the above
2) Which film studios produced the Alien and Predator
films?
A. Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox
B. Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox
C. Twentieth Century Fox and Twentieth Century Fox
D. Universal Studios and Twentieth Century Fox
3) Alien Vs. Predator is a virtual world challenge which
is described in the manual to be:
A. a tactical simulator depicting the events following
the fall of Camp Golgotha Colonial Marine Training
Base.
B. a reenactment of events created by a supercomputer
based on the ultimate terrestrial war Alien vs.
Predator.
C. a dream sequence of space mining personnel aboard
their own contaminated ship.
D. a hypnotic recall of the nightmarish events
experienced by marines on a recent war mission where
germ warfare was used against them.
4) An effective tool to be used while playing Alien Vs.
Predator is the H.U.D. which offers status displays.
What does H.U.D. stand for?
A. Heads-Up Display
B. Helmet Ultra-Diatometer
C. Heated U-light Diagnostics
D. Hampered Utility Detector
5. One of the many obstacles to avoid is referred to as a
Facehugger. A Facehugger is which of the following?
A. A creature that attaches itself to the face of its
host.
B. A helmet instrument used by the Predator that injects
a poison into anyone else who may attempt to use it.
C. A "gripping" gas that stretches the skin of the face
until it tears.
D. None of the above.
***********************************************************
Whew! <g> There is still another Jaguar, AvP and three
T-shirts to be given away by your host this evening during
this conference.
I know people are anxious for more titles as soon as possible. I also
know we all have a lot of questions regarding networking, voice/modem,
CD-ROM, VR Helmets and more. I assure you we are anxious to release news
about these products as soon as we can. I urge everyone to stay tuned to
the Atari/Jaguar areas of GEnie and CompuServe for the news as soon as we
can post it.
Now, finally, to the topic at hand and Alien Vs. Predator...
Regards,
Ron Beltramo
<ARCHIVIST> Whew! Sorry, that was a long one. I'll give you all a minute
to read back in your capture buffers before we go on.
Of course, the full text will be posted as a file in the Library as part
of this conference transcript, so you won't miss anything! In the
meantime, those of you with Questions ready can now /RAISE your hands to
get in the queue. We'll call upon you in turn.
Don, how about you introduce yourself now, and tell us all what you do at
Atari? I'm sure there are many people here who have never met you....
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> My name is Don Thomas and I am the Director of Customer
Relations at Atari. I am responsible... for a grreat number of things, but tonight, I am here
to benefit from having the AvP team here as guests!
<ARCHIVIST> hehe. Ok, it's great to have you here, Don!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Thanks.
<ARCHIVIST> Dan, it's nice to see you again, too! Could you introduce yourself
to the folks, and any guests you have with you?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Sure! Hi all, I'm Dan McNamee. I've been with Atari
for almost 7 years now. (In March) I've been an Atari fan for years. I
started with the original Pong machine MANY years ago, and worked my way
up through the line. I've held many positions in Atari, starting in Tech
Support and worked my way up (I think <G>) to test.
<ARCHIVIST> Aha! So, those of us addicted to games now know who to bribe for a
job as Tester. :-)
<ARCHIVIST> James, I'm glad to have you back. Could you introduce yourself, and
don't you have a guest sharing the terminal with you tonight?
<JAMES-GRUNKE> Hiya, I'm James Grunke, director of audio, just starting
my fourth year at Atari. Purple will be joining me here soon as he is
fighting his way through traffic from the airport....
<ARCHIVIST> hehe. Does he have the Pulse Rifle or the Flamethrower? (Grin)
<JAMES-GRUNKE> ....and yes, I am guilty of the Barney voice in AvP. I was
hoarse from the death screams... ga
<ARCHIVIST> Well, I'm sure we'll all be happy when Purple Hampton joins you. As
the Producer of Aliens vs Predator, I'm sure people will have many questions for him.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> An answer to one of the AvP trivia questions is: Twentieth
Century Fox and Twentieth Century Fox
<ARCHIVIST> hehe. Thanks Don! Everyone write that down, now!
<ARCHIVIST> OK, Lou, lets get to the questions. Can we have our first up
to the mic, please?
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Sure can... here's Mike Lyda.
<[mike] M.LYDA> AvsP is excellent!!! Was/Is there a grenade launcher in
the game? Are there any hidden rooms/weapons in AvsP?
<ARCHIVIST> OK. Anyone at all can take that one, I think ...
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> No the grenade launcher did not make it into
the game, unfortunately. There are no hidden weapons (other than the
extra pulse rifles) or rooms (other than the blocked off ones that can
only be reached by airducts)
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Next we have Pat Fletcher who is STumped! Pat...
<[STumped] P.FLETCHER4> I have encountered an awful lot of negative
feelings about Atari among your distributors (eg. Electronics Boutique).
Does Atari have a plan to raise its public image?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I'll take this one ... You are correct that Atari has
been down before our rise back up now and we are working hard already to
improve that by many means. We are, as we speak, working on another of
many direct mailings to our dealers which include posters, videos and
other pop items...
We also have people in the field making a lot of direct contacts at a lot
of corporate offices. We absoluttely need to continue worrking on it and
I think we are going in the right direction.
<ARCHIVIST> I think the incresed ads mentioned in Ron's text will go a
long way toward helping Atari's image.
<JAMES-GRUNKE> <and we have a lot of great new titles on the way which will
make them happy>
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Carlos from FL is next.
<[Carlos] C.CUENCA1> Hello, I would like to know how is "Fight for Life" is
progressing..?? Is this the last version of the name or could it change..?? Any
release date..??
<JAMES-GRUNKE> I am working on the theme song for the game Joe Vitale
(Eagles, James Gang, CS&N) wrote the song for me on spec (meaning see if
it's right and we may use it)... and it rocks. It is titled "fight for
Life" and you should hear it on the Jag. The guys who work for me (Paul
Foster, Hans-Martin Krober, and Nate Brenholdt have been developing the
sound system to the point where we are able to take a tune like this and
integrate it into the game. The programmer, Francois, is doing magic to
the intro sequence and I'll let you wait til the game ships and see what
I'm talking about.
<ARCHIVIST> James, the Tempest 2000 sound track had enormous popularity
and I now it's being released as a CD. Do you have any news on this, and
do you see any other really impressive sound tracks in the current crop
of games?
<JAMES-GRUNKE> The CD is printing as we speak the sales have surprised me
(good work, Don) and we will work the record in certain markets although
the Techno market is small, it is great PR.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> FYI, we are taking pre-orders <g>. Details in header
from Ron. An answer to another AvP trivia question is: An Alien, a
Predator and a Marine
<ARCHIVIST> Hey, keep it up and BillBoard may have to start a new chart!
:-) Ok, next up to the mic ... Howie Frankle! Take it away, Howie!
<[howie] H.FRANKEL2> As of today, what games are in production, and When is KN
due out??
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Checkered Flag, Club Drive, Zool 2 Val d'Isere Skiing &
snowboarding, Kasumi Ninja and Bubsy. I thinks I nailed them all. ;-)
<ARCHIVIST> I've heard a lot of good things about Val d'Isere. I think it
will surprise many people. Thanks Howie!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Val d'Isere is pretty cool. It makes me want to
go skiing. <G>
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> There's a sample of Val d'Isere on the retailer video.
<JAMES-GRUNKE> Val d'Isere is awesome!!!!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Oops! I forgot Iron Soldier. Sorry!
<ARCHIVIST> Next up is our Coco-Sysop! Welcome, Alan!
<[Allen/Jag!] COCO-SYSOP> Was AvP programmed mainly using the 68xxx
processor? IE, every game system ever has had games 2 years after launch
that blew away initial launches. Shall we expect that here?
<ARCHIVIST> Hmmm. I'd think that's more a question for Purple, but can
anyone here answer it?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> AvP uses all the chips in the system. It was
heave on the 68K early on.. but was optomized out over the rest of the
system as development progressed.
<JAMES-GRUNKE> <Purple has arrived!!!>
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Yea!
<ARCHIVIST> Great! Thanks Dan! Ah, good news! James, pull a chair up for
Purple and ask him to introduce himself, please. :-)
** <[Purple and J] JAMES-GRUNKE> was <JAMES-GRUNKE>.
<ARCHIVIST> Welcome to GEnie, Purple!
<[Purple and J] JAMES-GRUNKE> Ola! I just flew in from the airport and
boy... never mind... Hi, I'm Purple the Producer for AVP and have been
with Atari for just over two years.
<ARCHIVIST> Glad to have you here, Purple.
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> brief and to the point. ;-)
<ARCHIVIST> hehe. The IMPORTANT point, Dan! (remember it, folks....)
let's move right along to our next questions. Kodoger is up next!
<[KODOGR] J.DAMISCH> So, I am just dying to ask. Is the Jag CD gonna be
just a straight CD player like the Sega CD, or is Atari gonna beef up the
spec on this one? Also, how fast is the CD player on this puppy gonna be?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> The JagCD and play audio CDs, which VLM makes
an impressive light show for. It also plays CD+G disks.
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> It's a double speed drive, lots of throughput.
<ARCHIVIST> Thanks Dan! Next up is Tim Steed. Welcome to the Atari RT,
Tim!
<[Tim Steed] T.STEED1> I work at a national software retailer, and am
VERY happy to have the Jag as part of opur lineup. Any idea when we can
see the demo tape?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Tim... We are shipping them as fast as we can. In fact
just today we placed an order for more and more will be arriving
tomorrow. Send me E-Mail with your store location later and I'll make
sure you have one on its way.
<ARCHIVIST> Great! Thanks, Don. Tim, that's the ATARI address for your E-
Mail later.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Yes.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> An answer to another AvP trivia question is: Heads-Up
Display.
<ARCHIVIST> Don, we've been hearing rumors in the BB's about the new Sega
Machine's CD and the Jaguar CD being related somehow. Any comments? or is
this just an off the wall rumor?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I have no knowledge regarding cross technology in that
way.
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Boing!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Other than Phillips being the inventor of the
CD? <G>
<ARCHIVIST> OK, thanks! Next up is Jon Huetel. Take it away, Jon
<[Jon] J.HUETTEL> I am relatively new to AvP (I don't even have a Jag
system yet) and have only played the coin op version. How similar is the
coin op version and the Jag version? Did you guys develop the coin op
version or licence it out?
<ARCHIVIST> Ah, here's one for Purple ....
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> I think Purp can get this one. <G>
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> ... Purple motors up to the keyboard..... :-0
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> The coin-op version was developed by Capcom and
is NOTHING like the Jaguar version. The coin-op is sort of a final fight
type of game while the Jag version is an impressive experience if you
haven't seen the Jag version yet, go out and see it.
<ARCHIVIST> Jon, AvsP is a first person game, unlike the arcade.
Certainly, ask your dealer for a demo at least!
<ARCHIVIST> OK. Now we have Bruce up at the mic. Bruce, what's your
question, please?
<[Bruce] STARISLAND> Where can I find a Jaguar, and how much do they
cost?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Bruce, The Jaguar is $249.99 and you can find it at
Toys R Us (300 locations), The Wiz, Babbages, Venture Stores, Good Guys,
Incredible Universe, et al and thousands of single location gaming
stores.
<ARCHIVIST> Don, being in Toronto, I'm interested. Is the TRU
distribution North America wide or just in the US at present?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Canada...
<ARCHIVIST> ... the home of the proud, yes .... (G)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Distribution there is handled by a firm that escapes
me at the moment but we will be more focused as time goes on.
<ARCHIVIST> OK, It's Beamscope in Canada. I'll bug my local TRU manager.
:-)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Thank you. I knew you'd help me there. <g>
<ARCHIVIST> Dan, last night you released a cheat; got any goodies for us
tonight?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE>
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR CHEAT CODES PART II:
1. Press PAUSE
2. Press OPTION
3. Press 6
4. Press 1 + 3
5. Press the following sequence: "B", "A", "9", "A", "9", "A", "*",
"OPTION", "6", "#", "*" , "*", "OPTION", "2", "OPTION".
YOU WILL HEAR A SECOND PREDATOR LAUGH TO CONFIRM!!!!
PART II Function Keys:
This second code gives you all of the functions listed in Part 1 of the
code but the main function of the second phase of the cheat is that you
will never run out of energy or ammo as the bars will replenish
themselves as long as you have something from the start (meaning if you
don't have any smart-gun ammo when you activate the cheat, you still
won't have any once it's turned on... at which point you use the ammo
replenish function as described in cheat code part 1...)
OPTION + A Raises you a level in the base
OPTION + BLowers you a level in the base
OPTION + 5Toggles Cheat Mode On / Off
Happy Hunting!!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Dat's it!
<[James] JAMES-GRUNKE> Cool!!!
<ARCHIVIST> Heeheeh. I can see those pencils scribling now ...
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> An answer to another AvP trivia question is: A
creature that attaches itself to the face of its host.
<[James] JAMES-GRUNKE> People should know that Dan is lead tester for
AvP... he is the man.
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Thanks. I couldn't have done it without the
excellent help and input from Lance Lewis, though.
<[James] JAMES-GRUNKE> Lance is an animal...
<ARCHIVIST> OK, now we have Sir Fransys up who is still, I hope, sailing
smooth ...
<[Sir Fransys] K.DRAKE> I understand the CatBox will be the only way to
link three or more Jags but is Atari doing a DSP cable (The Doom manual
mentions JagTalk) for quickie two player only linking? Still Sailing!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Unless anyone else has more information, we are still
awaiting some finals on that to release.
<ARCHIVIST> But there will be a two station cable? It's in the plans?
(personally, I'm waiting for a CatBox, but ....)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Sure it is and I have been asking daily for info. It's
coming soon.
<ARCHIVIST> OK, great Don. Now we have Stephen Weigel. Welcome to the
Atari RT, STephen!
<[Stephen] B.WEIGEL> How come Mortal Kombat 2 didn't appear on the Jaguar
like DHGF said? FaceHugger
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Which list? Oh, like... sorry. MK2 and other
unannounced properties are always possibilities pending agreements with
the companies that own them. In the meantime, we have several great
fighting games that will compete with MK2 very well.
<ARCHIVIST> Hehe. thaks Don. that's nice Grist for the rumor mill.... :-)
Joel is here with a question we're all waiting to hear ...
<[joel] J.FOGELSON2> With the sudden resurgence of the lynx is retail outlets, will
Atari be producing any new games for the unit?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Yes, we plan to continue looking at how well the Lynx
is doing... We are and will remain focused on Jaguar now and until we get
the ball rolling at a great pace before going back to look at Lynx
projects.
<ARCHIVIST> I know there were a lot of people happy to see the lynx back
in wide distribution. It's certainly good to see it riding the coat tails
of the Jaguar
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I think that's a big key as to how the others did
it... now we can too.
<ARCHIVIST> Certainly with Sega Game Gear it is. BAH on it...
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> :)
<ARCHIVIST> Clay Halliwell is next up to the mic
<[Clay] E.HALLIWELL> Two questions... 1st-- How the heck do you pronounce
"Val d'Iser"?
<ARCHIVIST> hehe. Clay, you should have stayed awake in French class.
(grin) pronounce it 'SLEEPER HIT' and keep your fingers crossed, Clay.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> how to pronounce Val d'Isere... SKIING GAME. <g>
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> "val dizair....."
<[Clay] E.HALLIWELL> A lot of Jag developers on the nets have been...
noting, that with their homemade JagNet cables, Doom has a net error
every 15-20 minutes. Will the "official" cable fix this?
<ARCHIVIST> Dan, perhaps you can answer this?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> It is true that the 100% solid networking is NOT
complete and it is not clear as to whether that will be resolved simply
by the cable. However, the errors are not fatal, the game is still a lot
of fun and we will have more solid info soon...
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Oops... I was checking on dinner. ;-) I see Don
got it, though.
<ARCHIVIST> heeh. it's OK, Dan.
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Is the pizza box melting in the microwave?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Dan, eat something off your plate for me <g>
<[James] JAMES-GRUNKE> Purple and I have a special GEnie only Trivia
question for you....
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I think James has a trivia question...
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> While we are waiting. An answer to another AvP trivia
question is: A tactical simulator depicting the events following the fall
of camp golgotha...
<ARCHIVIST> Purple, what's your trivia question? We're all ready for it....
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> The first person who emails me after 9 pm
Pacific tonight with the answer to the following question will win a
Tempest Audio CD... the question is....
What is the name of the sergeant whose grisly demise at the hand of the
predator is described in the ships on-board computer...
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Wilbur?
<ARCHIVIST> You're not elible, Don. :-)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Oh.
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Not right, either...
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> :-)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Oh.
<ARCHIVIST> Well, I know, but I'm going to be too late out of here
tonight, I'm afraid ... Good luck to the rest of you!
<ARCHIVIST> Now we have Mark Santora up to the mic. Welcome Mark
<[mark] M.SANTORA2> Hi Guys. Two Quick Questions... I heard Microprose
put all their games on hold, and if so, what are the chances of them
continuing with them?
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> That's a question for Bill Rehebock
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I'm not sure we have the right people to answer that
one. Bill Rehbock is making deals in Japan. He'd know.
<[mark] M.SANTORA2> OK. Sorry about that then. As far as the CDROM goes, will
there be a pack in game and how are Highlander and Battlemorph doing? .
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> I'm hoping to get a look at Highlander
tomorrow. The stills I saw of it look FANTASTIC. Battlemorph is looking
great too! No CD pack-in announced yet. Stay tuned.
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Highlander, which is currently occupying most
of my life right now is coming along great. To describe I have two words
-- Motion Capture-- signed, Purple.
<ARCHIVIST> Sorry, Mark. it looks like we've stumpted our guests on that
one. I'll ask Bill in E-Mail and post whatever reply I get! thanks for
the second question, though.
Purple, could you please repeat the trivia question? Some people got
knocked off-line during the middle of it and we want everyone to have a
chance (BTW, there will be trivia questions at the end of this RTC for
several prizes. Stay tuned, all!)
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Sure, The question is: What is the name of the
Sergeant, whose grisly demise at the hand of the Predator is described in
the base on-board computers...
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Edgar?
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Remember, no answers until AFTER 9PM Tonight
(California time!!)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Oh.
<ARCHIVIST> OK, I was asked to set a firm time for the trivia me so ... I
will ask the three trivia questions at 11:00 EST. that's about 15 minutes
from now, so those of you who have to get to bed can. :-(
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Sylvestor?
<ARCHIVIST> The prizes, BTW, are a Jaguar Console, an Alien vs Predator
cartridge, and three cool T-Shirts
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> WOW!!!!!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> That's an autographed AvP cart! (The manual anyway)
<ARCHIVIST> oops. Thanks Don, that's an important distinction! In the
meantime, back to our questions. Rod Martin is up next!
<[Network 23] R.MARTIN22> What are the chances of any new major retailers
(Target, Wal-Mart) carrying the Jag in the near future? Can you mention
any names? If so, possibly how soon?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> There's a GREAT chance and we are working with them.
Each retailer has specific minimum requirements, that must be met. Many
of the chains are not know to experiment with new products, some are. As
mentioned before Jaguar is in over half of the Toys R Us and we recently
got in Venture, which is a well known chain like Target is in other parts
of the country.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> There are some we cannot announce until some ink
dries and a lot more we are working on... <g>
<[Network 23] R.MARTIN22> I figured as much about the minimum
requirements. Any time frame? (Thanks!)
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> I have a quick but important announcement
before I go...
I am pleased to tell the loyal GEnie Atari computer users that we have
finalized the C-LAB deal to license the Falcon030 technology for a pro-
audio/Musical instrument workstation. I will be posting further
information to our friends in the Future Falcon topic in Cat 30. Thank
you for your support folks, and my apologies for the off topic
announcement.
<ARCHIVIST> James, that is FANTASTIC news! Really! Thank you for
announcing that here, first, on Atari's Official On-Line Home!
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Anymore questions before we have to go?
<ARCHIVIST> One last question, then the trivia questions. Now up, we have
Travis of AEO mazine, our intrepid reporter/editor
<[Travis] AEO.MAG> Purple, Hi! AvP rocks, but then again, you knew that
before we did. <g> Cheats aside, are there any hidden goodies in AvP?
Like, say, hidden rooms or secret messages. Rebellion did say that they
had planned to have the shutters on Sub Level 4 able to be opened to
reveal a starfield, but that it was scrapped to save space. Thanks for
joining us!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> (actually, the opening shutters was MY idea.
<G>)
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> We spent all of the room we had on the main
gameplay. Unfortunately that didn't leave any room for any "easter eggs"
per se....
<ARCHIVIST> OK. Now for the Trivia Questions. First up is for a Jaguar
Game Console, the ONLY 64-bit me console on the market today
<ARCHIVIST> Ready, Lou?
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> OK. 90 seconds to type an answer?
<ARCHIVIST> OK, when Lou turns the room live fire out your answers. Only paying
customers are elible for this prize. Rgr, Lou
<ARCHIVIST> The Question: Name Three currently available Jaguar Games!
[Editor's Note: List of answers removed for brevity.]
<ARCHIVIST> Well it looks to me like Tim Steed got it! with Ken Gange a close
second.
Congratulations, Tim! Please send your name and mailing address, in E-
Mail to JAGUAR$
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Congrats Tim!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> WTG Tim!
<[Tim Steed] T.STEED1> I got it? I type so slow.... :) Thanx
guys!!!!!!!!! Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Well done. Is there more?
<ARCHIVIST> Yes Lou, two more. The next question is for an Autographed
Copy of Alien Vs. Predator! Trivia Question: Name three COMING games for
the Jaguar!
[Editor's Note: List of answers removed for brevity.]
<ARCHIVIST> OK. The winner there was Rod Martin! Congratulations to
Network 23!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Woo Hoo! Congrats Rod!!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Congrats!
<[Network 23] R.MARTIN22> Smokin! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<ARCHIVIST> It's a great prize, Rod. OK, our last prize of the evening is
THREE cool Jaguar T-Shirts the first three people to answer this question
will win ready?
Trivia Question: Who is the Producer of Alien Vs. Predator?
[Editor's Note: List of answers removed for brevity.]
<ARCHIVIST> Checking, as fast as I can...
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> <drumming fingers......(Charlie always wanted to
be a Real RTC Host. :-) )
<ARCHIVIST> It looks to me like Mike Lyda, Dave Shorr and J.Damisch.
Congrats to you all!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Congrats!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Congrats guys!
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> Wear 'em well!! Congrats!!
<ARCHIVIST> All winners should send thier info to the E-Mail Address
JAGUAR$
<ARCHIVIST> Are James and Purple still with us?
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> for a few more minutes...
<ARCHIVIST> Gents, thank you very much for joining us this evening. I
hope we can do it again sometime soon! It's been a great RTC.
<[Purple &] JAMES-GRUNKE> G'Night all!! eh!!!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Thanks. You did a great job.
<ARCHIVIST> Don, Dan, will either of you be staying for a while?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> If we have some pending ?s
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Please stay. These folks waited a long time.
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> I'll be around for a bit.
<ARCHIVIST> That's great! These last questions and then we'll wrap up a
long RTC!
<[Niles] N.KAPLAN3> I have three big q's:
1. What is the status on licenses like Capcom, Konami and Sunsoft?
2. Where are IS and Checkered Flag?
3. What about Blockbuster renting Jag games out?
<ARCHIVIST> ohh ... Three? Well let's have them and Dan & Don can pick
the ones they can answer quickly
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> 1. Bill is the best person to answer that, and he
isn't around tonight. Sorry.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Stand by... I have an answer... Those three have not
announced licensed agreements... we do continue to talk to all of them.
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> 2. IS and CF are in production and should be arriving
soon.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Blockbuster is waiting for a lot more games to
initiate another push... they thrive on selection.
<ARCHIVIST> Blockbuster IS renting Jag games in some stores
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> CF is in production.
<ARCHIVIST> OK, next up we have Clifton Mothershed
<[Clifton] C.MOTHERSHED> Why does the Alien always face you? And when
will there be other American football games, Besides Troy Aikman, I heard
Atari is working on their own game?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Dan?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> There wasn't room in the cartridge for
additional faces on the Alien. That was OK, though since the Alien is a
kamakazi attacker. <G>
<ARCHIVIST> hehe
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> As to football, I think there are some other
titles being worked on. Tom Gillen started a topic to ask for design
suggestions from our customers.
<ARCHIVIST> Yes, that's been a popular topic in Category 26. Lots of
football fans on-line, I guess
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Next is Bruce Welsch....
<[Bruce] B.WELSCH> Will Atari Display at next year's Gencon? This year a
user group did it using members' equipment, would be nice to see Atari
involved (again). Will there be a D&D type game (dungeon master)? Played
Doom today, died in goo ;-|
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> I'd LOVE for Atari to send me to work at a
GenCon. <hint> <G> Rebellion is working on a FRPG called Legions of the
Undead. No release date yet.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Gencon is an increasingly important show for us. We
have not made a final decision on all 1995 shows, but we do hope to
announce plans soon.
<ARCHIVIST> I'd love to do a D&D RPG .... maybe someday soon .... Next up
to the mic is Allen our Coco-sysop
<[Allen/Jag!] COCO-SYSOP> There are no Atari dealers in my 30,000 pop.
East Texas town. We have K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and Kay-Bee as the only game
dealers. However, we have three places that carry CD-i (one rents to own
it). This is due to Philips having reps in Houston (2 hrs. south) who
come up and work the area. Does Atari have any plans to do similar things
with local/regional reps?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Atari has an existing and growing number of regional
representatives. We are focsing attention on regions where advertising has been
planned with key retailers. The pattern of growth is definitely up.
<[Allen/Jag!] COCO-SYSOP> Is there a Texas rep?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> In Texas we have...Watt and Company.
<ARCHIVIST> That's good news to hear, Don. Next up is D.Dussias. Welcome
to the Atari RT!
<D.DUSSIAS> Since 3D0 is comming down in price, and people argue that it
is better than the systems out now, what do you think the future of the
Jaguar will be, and any comments on the other "new" machines coming like
Saturn..etc?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> The 3DO is a system that has it's own unique set of
obstacles to overcome. People who have been following that company know
they have had recent financing and support problems. We believe we have a
lot more flexibility built in the Jaguar while the 3DO is a nice system,
we believe ours is not only better but offers a greater life cycle
potential.
<ARCHIVIST> D.Dussias, there is a LOT of discussion about the 3DO and
other systems in the BB here. Check out Category 26 to join in on the
chat! Thanks! Now coming to an RTC you're in, Harj Hagra!
<[Harj] H.NAGRA1> Is there going to be a sequel to AvP? And do you have
any info on third party releases in production? Also, whatever happened
to the Jaguar Baseball and Basketball games?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> maybe. ;-)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I think that was a maybe to an AvP sequel?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Baseball and basketball games are also being
worked on.
<ARCHIVIST> Harj, Dan listed several third party games that are coming
out for the Jaguar earlier in the RTC. They'll be in the transcript,
available in the library here very soon.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Aside from Brutal Sports, other third party
announcements are pending within a couple weeks.
<[Traffic Cop] ST.LOU> Next we have Tony Wetmore.
<ARCHIVIST> Welcome Tony!
<[Tony] WETMORE> Where's my hockey game?!?! Who cares about stinkin'
baseball, football or basketball!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Brett Hull Hockey. I'm checking to see if we know a
when yet.
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> Hocky is also being worked on. I saw an early
rev and it looks pretty good.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I'm told the hockey game looks FANTASTIC! "incredible"
was the word used and it is expected 2nd quarter.
<[Tony] WETMORE> Make sure the hockey game has fights and bone-crunching
checks!! I have more questions, in case you're interested... Such as: is
Syndicate networkable? What about those Sega licenses?
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> No on Syndicate. It's a one player game.
<ARCHIVIST> Thats a good Question. Don, there was supposed to be an
annoucement about the licenses from Sega sometime around Thanksgiving. Do
you have any word?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Specific Sega titles have not been announced yet. I
haven't heard personally so I don't know if they have been settled yet.
<ARCHIVIST> OK. thanks Don. We'll all look forward to that announcement.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Me too. <g>
<ARCHIVIST> Next up is Tony Ridley
<[Tony @ Canoe] A.RIDLEY1> My question has to do with the size of the Jag
market. Can you tell us how many Jags are out there? And when a new title
is released, how many of the title usually sell? Brutal sports for
example... how many of that title would be expected to ship?
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> BIG??
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> And growing!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> That privilege is reserved for Sam Tramiel and Augie
Liguori to discuss. Atari has always asked numbers to be referred to the
top dogs. <g> BSF is up to Telegames.
<ARCHIVIST> OK. Now we have Tom McComb
<T.MCCOMB> I got here late and don't know if this was asked... what's the
story on the Voice Modem? What games _will_ support it? Thanks!
<ARCHIVIST> Ah, that's a good question Tom. Hasn't been asked before
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> We had intended to have the voice modem integrated in mes
by now and we are still finalizing that technology. This is a long term R&D/development
investment, and it's to everyone's benefit to have all the specs 100% from day one. We
are there in the lab, but there are just some tiny little production issues to resolve.
<ARCHIVIST> Don, that's good to hear. I know the Voice Modem is a very popular
concept with the gamers here on-line. We'll all look forward to it and
the games to support it!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> I agree. We expect the voice modem to be REAL big. That's why
the effort must be in it from the start. (as it is).
<ARCHIVIST> I'm sure you'll both be glad to know that our last question is
coming up now. (G) Joe Mirando gets the privilege! Go ahead Joe!
<[Joe @ STR] J.MIRANDO1> Any plans (solid or not so solid) for DOOM II (on CD?)
for the Jag? How about a bit higher rez??
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> That's up to ID. I know we'd love to see it,
though.
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> You're in luck. I shouldn't tell you, but...
<ARCHIVIST> oh do, DO!
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> J Patton is prompting me on this. <g> Sorry for the
tease. Stand by...
<ARCHIVIST> ahhhh. Hehe. Well, we'd all love to see it, I know!
<[Joe @ STR] J.MIRANDO1> That's him... Don the techno-tease! ;^)
<[D.Thomas] ATARI> Doom is already turning out to be the game hit as we
expected. We all know Wolf 3D is continuing to be hot too. It stands to
reason that success breeds success. <g> There are DOOM II features in
Jaguar Doom... FYI.
<[Joe @ STR] J.MIRANDO1> Thanks Don/Dan.
<ARCHIVIST> hehehe. Well, we can all use that kind of success for the
Jaguar!
<ARCHIVIST> Don, Dan, I'd like to thank you both very, very much for
staying with us this long! It's been a long and wonderful RTC!
We've all enjoyed it very much, and hope you'll both join us again
sometime very soon!
Anyway, We're looking forward to the next time we can be together, with
more hot news for the Jaguar! Thank you again, and good night to you all!
<[Dan @ Atari] D.MCNAMEE> BTW, I'll be back next month with Tom Gillen.
<[Charlie] ARCHIVIST> Wow! That's great Dan!
[Editor's Note: Tom Gillen RTC on Dec. 14 at 9:00 p.m. EST]
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